Asian Art I - 23 May 2012

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A rare Chinese Imperial spinach jade 'Twelve Symbol' seal-paste box cover Qianlong 1736-95

£2,000 - £3,000

£3,000

A rare Chinese Imperial spinach jade 'Twelve Symbol' seal-paste box cover Qianlong 1736-95, carved in shallow relief with the Qian or Heavenly Trigram between two dragons, and with the twelve Imperial symbols around the sides, the base lacking and with a wood replacement, 10.2cm. (2) Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware III, no.184, and Sotheby's, 10th October 2009, lot 1717 for related examples.

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